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🚫 Strong disapproval 😈 God's rejection
reprobation

reprobation

9.9
A belief that God rejects a person and sends them to hell
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛprəˈbeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reprobación
  • Many theologians believe that reprobation entails a final rejection of a person from God's grace.

Examples

  • The priest spoke about the concept of reprobation in relation to those who turn away from God.

  • The Costume Ball Reprobation

    Fiction book (1996)

  • In their discussions, they often referred to reprobation as the ultimate consequence of a life lived in sin.

Synonyms

condemnation
vsreprobation
56 5.5

A strong statement saying someone or something is wrong

refers to divine rejection that results in eternal damnation in Hell

Antonyms

salvation
  • Specialized
145 7.9

Being saved from sin and its punishment in a religion

Surface Forms

reprobation singular
reprobations plural

Morphology

reprobation = reprobate (semi-transparent) = reprobate + ion

Formally derived from 'reprobate', but the theological sense 'rejection by God/condemnation to damnation' is specialized and may not be inferable by general learners from the base alone.

Etymology

Reprobation comes from the Latin parts re- ('against' or 'not') and probare ('to approve'), the same root you see in prove and approve. In Christian use it meant being 'not approved' by God, so reprobation can mean being rejected or condemned, even to eternal punishment.